Web Design

Understanding Typography & What It Means For Your Brand

Understanding Typography & What It Means For Your Brand

Though often overlooked, typography comprises a very large part of a brand’s identity. Think about all the aspects of your brand that use written content — website, packaging, emails, print collateral, social media content, and internal documents all use written text. The way this text looks can communicate just as much as the writing itself. Understanding typography and creating consistent…

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User Experience (UX) for Real Estate Websites

User Experience (UX) for Real Estate Websites

A good user experience makes all the difference when browsing any website, especially regarding real estate website design.  When you visit any website, there is likely something you wish to accomplish — finding product pricing, locating business hours, or booking a service. Sometimes it’s quick and easy to find what you’re looking for, and you leave happy and ready to…

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Getting The Most From Your Wireframes

Getting The Most From Your Wireframes

WHY USE WIREFRAMES IN UI DESIGN? The Purpose of Wireframing and Importance of Wireframe Tools When designing a website, it’s essential for a UX designer to view everything in simple black-and-white diagrams before the time and effort can be invested into visual design details and content creation. The wireframing process involves arranging the elements on a page to give a clear…

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Viewing Designs and Giving Feedback in Adobe XD

Viewing Designs and Giving Feedback in Adobe XD

WHY USE ADOBE XD? Adobe XD allows designers to visualize websites more efficiently by creating immersive simulations of designs before jumping into development. Elements can be given hover and click effects to demonstrate limited functionality in addition to static design. However, it’s important to keep in mind that Adobe XD is not responsive to screen sizes and does not have…

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Understanding Color Marketing & What It Means For Your Brand.

Understanding Color Marketing & What It Means For Your Brand.

Color is used as a communication tool in most aspects of life—it is vital to expression and the human experience. Our wardrobe reflects the colors we want to project. We buy and use products in colors we like. We paint and decorate our homes in colors we find joy and peace in. Colors have become ingrained signals to use. In…

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Who Owns Your Website & All Its Content?

Who Owns Your Website & All Its Content?

DO YOU ACTUALLY OWN THE SITE YOU PAID AN AGENCY TO BUILD? So you need a new website built. You go to an experienced web development agency and want a custom, fully functional, and purpose-built site designed to achieve your specific goals. But when it's all said and done, who owns your website or the final product? Underneath the beauty…

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URL Structure Design: Why Does It Matter?

URL Structure Design: Why Does It Matter?

While we know the layout of a website is crucial to a business's success online, the design of the URL structure is equally important. How so? Humans aren't the only ones searching the web for answers. The URL structure provides a means to organize your site information.  The organized structure is your web address, allowing search engines to locate and…

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Why The Rebrand? A Look At The New GTMA

Why The Rebrand? A Look At The New GTMA

Why do businesses rebrand? For lots of reasons like going after a new audience, feeling outdated, more alignment with what your business is now versus when it began, and even acquiring another business. So, why did GTMA rebrand? For all of those reasons.  Going After a New Audience GTMA has a rich history of over 10 years of marketing excellence…

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What Is Web Accessibility & How To Stay ADA Compliant

What Is Web Accessibility & How To Stay ADA Compliant

This blog post walks you through an overview of web accessibility and ADA compliance, how it affects your business, and how GTMA’s team of web design and development experts can assist with ensuring you have an accessible website. As litigation surrounding web accessibility continues to increase, we want to help our clients make sure their websites are ADA compliant and…

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Website Photography & Design: How Custom Imagery Elevates Your Site Content

Website Photography & Design: How Custom Imagery Elevates Your Site Content

KEEPING THE END GOAL IN MIND We all know the importance of having a professional, fully-functional website for your company or organization. Your site is the digital hub for all that encompasses your brand. Most importantly, it’s the foundation of your digital marketing strategy and a framework for building a successful business. In today’s digital landscape, using eye-catching imagery and…

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